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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chou Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chou Rico!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico fails to land the takedown.
Rico is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rico closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva gets control of Rico's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva working for a triangle but Rico defends it easily.
Rico looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rico controls the pace.
Rico loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Rico postures up.
Silva is really struggling to control Rico but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rico shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva trying to control but Rico is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Rico is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rico wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rico looking to control.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rico has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is staying active underneath Rico, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva pushes Rico off and gets back to his feet.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva stands and throws Rico's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to get back to his feet.
Rico wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva stands up.
Rico shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alex Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chou Rico.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Rico misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Rico fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva postures up.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rico trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rico misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Rico fights it but they end up in guard.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rico is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Rico is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rico keeps moving.
Silva wants to stand but Rico has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva wants to hold on but Rico pushes him away.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rico prevents Silva from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva tries to kick Rico off but Rico keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rico takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Rico manages to pass to mount!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Rico maintains control.
Silva wants to control but Rico is having none of it.
Silva is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rico in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Rico isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rico. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rico keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rico has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Rico wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rico trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rico's head.
Silva is pressing down on Rico's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rico is holding on for now.
Rico makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rico wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rico keeps moving.
Rico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rico controlling from mount.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Rico isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rico content just to control the position here.
Silva tries to hold on but Rico pushes him away.
Rico looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chou Rico just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rico clinches with his opponent.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rico avoiding damage.
Silva has Rico pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rico manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rico drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rico stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Chou Rico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in the clinch, Rico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chou Rico.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Silva!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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